The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for beating a male pit bull.

Six bears who had been used in “bear baying” competitions arrived safely at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keensburg, Colo. this week. The move comes as the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has publicly stated that they will not issue any new permits for the private possession of black bears, putting an end to this cruel practice.

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person responsible for stabbing and killing a beagle in his backyard in Lansing, Mich.

State and local authorities and The Humane Society of the United States announced their collaboration to help rid Nevada of animal fighting under a new state law that makes cockfighting a first-offense felony. The new law was passed by the Nevada legislature and signed by Gov. Brian Sandoval this summer, and it went into effect on Oct. 1. Only 10 states do not have felony penalties for cockfighting.

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for stealing, torturing and killing a dog.

The Michigan Humane Society (MHS) Cruelty Investigation Department, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and Providing for Paws are offering a combined $8,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for allegedly trying to skin a rat terrier alive and stabbing it on Woodmere Street on Detroit’s Southwest Side.

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for apparently trying to drown a dog in the Rouge River in Dearborn Heights, Mich. The reward is in addition to a $1,000 reward offered by the Friends for the Dearborn Animal Shelter and brings the total to $6,000.

More than 90 cats and dogs, many in urgent need of veterinary attention, were rescued from a White County, Ark., property after authorities discovered them living in filth and suffering from a lack of basic care.

The Humane Society of the United States is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for throwing lit fireworks at a dog on July 6. The dog died after one of the fireworks exploded in her mouth.